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It is also available in an enhanced edition on the iPad, a striking format that combines the best elements of the newspaper — readability and sleek design — with the best elements of the web, including multimedia and interactivity. It blends traditional journalism with the kind of engagement that is only possible in the digital world.

The ebook brings together the stories and images gathered by Journal staff as we looked back at the devastating fire that swept through the town of Slave Lake on May 15, 2011. It includes material from the 14-page section published in the print edition on May 11, 2012, plus additional photographs.

The ebook provides a permanent and compact way to experience the work our journalists have done to chronicle the rebuilding of Slave Lake in the wake of the most costly natural disaster in Alberta history.

The initiative, the first of many ebooks we plan to publish, ensures the strong journalism we do on topics of interest to Albertans will last longer than the next news cycle in print or online.

We hope you enjoy this ebook, and the ones to come. Please let us know what you think by commenting below.

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